OOOOHHH BANSTICK ! BANSTICK !
Team Wellington... no longer an association with Ole. Chur
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i don't really understand why you ACFC fans (or some of the ACFC fans - you know who you are) judge the quality of the league on how many people come and watch?
Who cares?
Do more people watch NRFL Div 2 than NRFL Premier League reserves? isn't Premier League Reserves a better quality league?
crowd numbers mean diddly - especially when it's pretty clear gate sales don't form too much of an income stream in the budgets of the teams.
I couldn't care less that Waitakere have 10 fans - if they are better on the pitch then they are better fullstop.
It is good to see a team play well and have lots of fans, but is it the end of the world if they don't? nope.
Man, some people on here get waaaaayyyy too easily wound up.
Good page breaking Blew2. You might have to do it every second post tho...
OOOOHHH BANSTICK ! BANSTICK !
i don't really understand why you ACFC fans (or some of the ACFC fans - you know who you are) judge the quality of the league on how many people come and watch?
Who cares?
Do more people watch NRFL Div 2 than NRFL Premier League reserves? isn't Premier League Reserves a better quality league?
crowd numbers mean diddly - especially when it's pretty clear gate sales don't form too much of an income stream in the budgets of the teams.
I couldn't care less that Waitakere have 10 fans - if they are better on the pitch then they are better fullstop.
It is good to see a team play well and have lots of fans, but is it the end of the world if they don't? nope.
Different perspective I suppose. The quality of the football only forms a small part of why I like watching ACFC. I rarely watch football on the TV because I enjoy the atmosphere, fan culture, supporting my City, rivalries, day out etc etc.
safe to assume our season passes don't work this weekend?
safe to assume our season passes don't work this weekend?
true story? fark that then - I've joined the 'I don't have an affinity to the TW players - so meh' club. Good luck though.
You and Smith Cheesecake?
Well I'm going to go watch. In fact I'm looking forward to this game more than the Phoenix game on Sunday.
Well I'm going to go watch. In fact I'm looking forward to this game more than the Phoenix game on Sunday.
1 fan, we've only got one fan!
Well I'm going to go watch. In fact I'm looking forward to this game more than the Phoenix game on Sunday.
1 fan, we've only got one fan!
1 more than Eastbourne these days!
Don't forget me!!!!!!!'
Well I'm going to go watch. In fact I'm looking forward to this game more than the Phoenix game on Sunday.
1 fan, we've only got one fan!
1 more than Eastbourne these days!
We don't even have a team/coach/training date yet!
The unfortunate thing is that as much as your crusade is admirable, people don't care about the ASBP anymore because NZF run it like a mickey mouse pub football Sunday league. A classic example is the KO changes for this weekend. Do they really not have anyone that can see beyond the Sunday at the end of that week?[/quote]
[quote=nightz]One of the main reasons I gave up going to ASB Premiership games.
I'm actually interested to know what makes you happy. I have a deep seated suspicion you would not be happy winning the lottery.
Hawke's Bay have drafted in WaiBOP keeper for tomorrow's big game, completely legitimate process, interesting debate about hired guns for one off games however
How has Cam Lindsay gone for TW? Has he been starting?
ACFC? Or ACFC fans?
I don't care if it's hatred for everything Auckland, just get on down to Dave Farrington. Bring it on TW!
Well I'm going to go watch. In fact I'm looking forward to this game more than the Phoenix game on Sunday.
You're a champion son!
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i don't really understand why you ACFC fans (or some of the ACFC fans - you know who you are) judge the quality of the league on how many people come and watch?
Who cares?
Do more people watch NRFL Div 2 than NRFL Premier League reserves? isn't Premier League Reserves a better quality league?
crowd numbers mean diddly - especially when it's pretty clear gate sales don't form too much of an income stream in the budgets of the teams.
I couldn't care less that Waitakere have 10 fans - if they are better on the pitch then they are better fullstop.
It is good to see a team play well and have lots of fans, but is it the end of the world if they don't? nope.
Got to be a windup.
Or an Ellerslie fan ..,.
Free Bacon on your sausage with Phoenix Season pass.
Oh my effing god. Amazing.
Could Dave Farrington Park not be developed into a purpose built 12,000 stadium for the Phoenix or is there not enough room?
Not enough room. Bit like kiwitea street, surrounded by houses but a much smaller ground as well.
Could Dave Farrington Park not be developed into a purpose built 12,000 stadium for the Phoenix or is there not enough room?
But as u know it's not that different to your spiritual home.
A any way thanks GUYS for turning up. A hard fought 1-0 win to TW.
And now it
Time
Could Dave Farrington Park not be developed into a purpose built 12,000 stadium for the Phoenix or is there not enough room?
But as u know it's not that different to your spiritual home.
3.40 Bus departs - hard trip home. Been there done that.
Could Dave Farrington Park not be developed into a purpose built 12,000 stadium for the Phoenix or is there not enough room?
But as u know it's not that different to your spiritual home.
A any way thanks GUYS for turning up. A hard fought 1-0 win to TW.
And now it
Time
*cough* I don't have a penis
Tracy !!! I don`t see the resemblance....mixing with the wrong fan base !!!!!!
Not enough room. Bit like kiwitea street, surrounded by houses but a much smaller ground as well.
Plus no parking, no public transport (effectively) and horrid access. It barely handles 500 let alone 5000.
Not enough room. Bit like kiwitea street, surrounded by houses but a much smaller ground as well.
Plus no parking, no public transport (effectively) and horrid access. It barely handles 500 let alone 5000.
It is pretty sweet being able to stand right on the sideline and ask players with really really dumb haircuts what they have on their head though.
Or an Ellerslie fan ..,.
great example of putting up a well reasoned response.
We probably had one of the bigger attendance records last season in the NRFL Premier league - it clearly didn't equal good performances on the pitch - not sure exactly what your point is? if you have one.
You and Buffy are actually quite simular!
I cannot for the life of me tell if you are being serious or not.
Fans are the most important part of football. Take them away, you've got nothing worthwhile.
I cannot for the life of me tell if you are being serious or not.
Fans are the most important part of football. Take them away, you've got nothing worthwhile.
not at the levels we are talking about mate - they are nice to have and in ACFC's case it's a good game atmosphere and it probably helps them perform slightly better than playing infront of an open field but it makes zero difference to the quality of the league, the players being developed the football being played.
Take them away as you said and you have got nothing? i think you will find you have the same product on the field.
If teams were relying on their gate sales to survive (which I am led to understand they don't) then no (or few) fans would be an issue (like the Nix problem at the moment) but at grassroots level (ITM Cup, ASBP) fans are not really turning out in droves now are they? so does that mean scrap the ITM Cup - does that make it worthless? hardly.